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Job Summary

The Innovation Manager drives sustainable business growth by developing and executing a consumer-led innovation pipeline. The Innovation Manageridentifiesemerging opportunities, translates consumer and marketplace insights into actionable growth strategies, and leads cross-functional teams to bring differentiated products and experiences to market.

Successrequiresa balance of strategic thinking andexecutionexcellence. The ideal candidate thrives ina fast-paced corporate environment,builds trusted relationships,can influence despite not owning final decision,and turns insights into commercially successful innovation.

This position sits full time onsite in Springdale, Arkansas.

Key Responsibilities

Growth Strategy & Pipeline Development

• Develop and manage a robust innovation pipeline alignedtobrand, category, and business growthobjectives.
• Identifyopportunities through consumer insights, trends, competitive intelligence, and analytics.

• Build short- and long-term strategies that deliver sustainable revenue, profit, and share growth.

• Prioritize opportunities based on consumer relevance, business impact, and feasibility.

Consumer-Led Innovation

• Champion the voice of the consumer throughout the innovation process.

• Partner across Insights, Marketing, R&D, Sales, and various cross-functional teams to translate unmet needs into differentiated solutions.

• Develop compelling value propositions and positioning that create a meaningful competitiveadvantage.

• Lead concept development, validation, optimization, and commercialization.

End-to-End Innovation Execution

• Lead innovation initiatives from opportunity identification through launch and post-market evaluation.

• Align cross-functional teams around clearobjectives, milestones, and business outcomes.

• Proactively manage risks, remove barriers, and drive decisions tomaintainmomentum.

• Deliver initiatives on time, on budget, and with strong marketplace results.

Leadership & Influence

• Build trusted relationships across functions and organizational levels to accelerate alignment and decisions.

• Influence stakeholders through insight-driven storytelling, business acumen, and collaboration.

• Navigate competing priorities and complex business dynamics with confidence and balanced persistence.

What Success Looks Like

• Builds a pipeline that fuels future Enterprise growth.

• Identifiesopportunities before competitors.

• Turns consumer insights intoaction withwinning innovation.

• Creates alignment across diverse stakeholders.

• Delivers measurable business impact through strategy and execution.

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor's degreerequired; MBA preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 3 yearsof experience in Innovation, Brand Marketing, Product Development, Consumer Insights, Strategy, or a related field.

• Demonstrated success developing and commercializing innovation pipelines that drive growth.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and financial acumen, P&L exposure.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and influence without direct authority.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic vision withnear-termdisciplined execution.

Travel: 10-15%

Position Specific Requirements:

• Applicants should either upload a resume to their application on Workday OR make sure their Career Profile in Workday is up to date and complete.

• Must reside in the United States to be considered.

• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

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